Saipem has received award notification from the Kuwait National Petroleum Corporation (KNPC) for Package 4 and Package 5 of the Al-Zour New Refinery Project (NRP), located 90 km south of Kuwait City, for a total amount of USD 1.3B.
The Al-Zour NRP will be one of the largest oil-refining plants in the world, with refining output capacity of 615,000 barrels per day.
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The NRP has been divided into five major EPC packages. Package 4, for which Saipem has received award notification in joint venture with Essar Projects Limited, consists of engineering, procurement, construction, Ppre-commissioning and assistance during commissioning/start-up/performance testing for the tankages, road works, buildings, pipe racks, pipelines, water systems and control systems for the Al-Zour refinery.
Package 5, for which Saipem has received award notification in joint venture with Hyundai Engineering & Construction and SK Engineering & Construction, consists of the offshore maritime export facilities for the Al-Zour NRP. The scope of work includes engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning and assistance during commissioning/start-up/performance pesting for a solids pier, sulfur pelletizing/conveying, subsea outfall lines, a construction dock, an offshore sea island and a small boat harbor.
Saipem has distinctive capabilities in the design and execution of large-scale offshore and onshore projects.
